Do you say that about all victims of sexual assault?

If they're basing a book they're writing on the experiences, YES.

But you probably don't have a problem with Bruce Jenner stuff, or think Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame (if you like/follow baseball he admitted before a book came out).

No, I am comparing how the OP is saying he doesn't believe him because a book is coming out, but is probably praising Jenner and forgives Pete Rose and believes he never bet on the Reds

It's not what the whole book is about. It's part of his life experience, so of course he's going to write about it. Especially if it helps him cope or make peace with it in some way or another.

The book will sell on its own, as big as the show is. So he really doesn't care if you believe him or not.

If by suckers, you mean those that believe everything the media tells them... Then yes.

The timing of this "big reveal" is more than a little curious.

Of course it's all about book sales. With this kind of tale, his story may reach out to people who may not have ever heard of or cared about Robertson.

It's kind of an odd thing to reveal...but I suppose there's no such thing as bad press.

I have really BIG issues with someone coming out 20, 30, 40 years AFTER something like this happened. Kind of don't believe a word these people say, false accusations against someone all in the name of $$ and attention. As much as this is in the news, why in the hell would anyone wait that many years to tell that someone molested/touched them! I don't believe in those excuses that they were threatened, when you grow up in 2-3 years you can run that mouth and tell the world, don't come out of the closet years and years later and accuse someone of molesting/sexually abusing you. We teach out kids, I was taught in the 60s and 70s and didn't hold back one minute when this happened to me. Fix it right from the start, but now every time a celebrity makes an accusation at another celebrity, they come out of the woodwork to holler 'Hey!! They got me too!' adn the media jumps in and makes it front page news.......really.....

Most children of sexual abuse don't tell, because they have been coerced and intimidated by the abuser. Far too often the child is denied, minimized or otherwise manipulated by the rest of the family who prefer denial and secrecy to the truth. nana.cindyt your comments are creul, abusive and disgusting.

Duck Dynasty, the Duggars, the Palins and Fox News love this kind of stuff. They are the New Born Again Virgins, Christians, Pedophiles, and Grifters.

In their world all is forgiven for their deviant behavior.

You are sick if you think politics or religion have ANYTHING to do with this. What could Fox News possibly have to do with this? Or the Duggars for that matter? This kid was a VICTIM of assault and it almost destroyed his life.

Oh please. Almost destroyed his life?

I guess you didn't read the whole article about how soon after he spiraled into skipping school, drinking, and drugs. It happens frequently with abuse victims.

Can you please point out where I said that sexual abuse is the ONLY reason for truancy and bad behavior? I just said that this happens to lots of abuse victims, which it does disproportionately to them than to the rest of us.

Yet people who have been abused are much more likely than a non-abused kid to act like that, and that's a fact.

Where is your sympathy for alleged victims, now, Twas?

P.S., I have no love for anyone on DD.

Didn't they say he was six? What, was he 8 when he 'spiraled into skipping school, drinking and drugs?'

Oh please. Can't you read?

Or, there is the same percentage of sickos in any large group of people. Vague attempts to equate correlation with causation will not work here.

Do you have any proof, or just unfounded speculation?

Do you have anything better to do? I didn't think so.

Nana, I have a really BIG issue with you passing judgment on other people. There are many people that never open up about this. I am one. I don't want people to know who I am so your not going to get my real name. I was molested from the time I was 5 until I was 18. I am in my mid 30's now. First my cousin, then my step brother, and his friends and then my step grandfather. I have only told 2 other people in my life and their reaction is why I don't tell ANYONE. My husband and I have been together for almost 8 years now and he doesn't know. Why? I know he loves me but the reaction of my ex husband scared me away from telling my husband now. The rejection. I have wanted to tell him, just scares the crap out of me, I don't know if its having to open up about it and relive it all over again, or the fear that I will be looked at as "damaged goods" and something will change. That he some how will love me less. People also don't come out and tell everyone what happened because of people like you, why would we wait so long, fear, lack of self worth, and this voice in the back of our head saying people like you won't believe us. So don't believe me its up to you, but my story is very real and I am the one who has to wake every morning thinking about it and when I lay down every night I pray to God that the memories fade away forever.

Well put. I felt good when I finally told someone about it. I've told two people, my best friend and my wife (we were only dating at that time). But, you are completely right on them asking why I didn't tell anyone. I was more in fear of half of my family rejecting me and saying I made some of this stuff up, or my dad killing my cousin. It makes you feel like you are weak.

Then that's your issue, why keep quiet especially when you were in your teen years? Why not blow these abusers out of the water? Why not punish them right away before this eats your life up and you live in misery? My sisters and I did NOT keep quiet and for that I am eternally grateful. The courts, the social workers, the media and all involved were not able to manipulate our story so the abuser could go free. Thanks to us for telling loudly right away, the abuser is in jail, has been in jail for nearly 25 years, and we are free of any guilt, any secrets, any sorrow. Free to live our lives in happiness not fear. So....

Really, its my issue?? Aren't you sympathetic, I guess we all can't be like you. There are many reasons people don't go and "blow these people out of the water", as you put it. as someone who had similar experience's you sure aren't a very nice person to those who have gone thru the same things. So yes it is my issue, but at the end of the day your opinion really does not matter, I am a happy, content, successful individual, who despite everything that has happened I forgave them, I have a relationship with them, beside my grandfather who passed away. I don't live in fear, and in the end, their fate will be decided, not by man's courts, but by God's.

That is BS. I didn't tell anyone for 20 year about mine (my own cousin) until I told my future wife. It is weird feeling when you are growing up, on whether to tell anyone or not because it is embarrassing and you feel like you are partly responsible, when in reality it was someone taking advantage of you (I was like 7ish and he was 18).

Wow! Very judgmental of you. Many victims don't come out until they reach adult age or have had therapy. It's very unlikely a man would make things like this up - first of all he's not naming the person who did this to him and second of all he is only naming himself. He has nothing to gain from being a sexual abuse victim AND he brings to attention the many ways kids can bully other. This mean girl who was probably abused, abused someone younger and weaker. It's an eye-opener for parents.

Judgmental maybe, but it's society and adults who suppress these kids. So wise up adults and teach your children better. Teach them to scream, teach them to protect themselves, don't shun them don't encourage them to keep quiet. 20 years causes the facts to get skewed, the memory doesn't remember and has to be 'guided' by the interviewee to get the story to conform to what someone wants it. So how is that judgmental? How is that stating facts?

I am sorry for the abuse you suffered. However, I think that being abused by an older girl on a school bus at the age of six is probably a whole lot different than what you went through. Plus you had the betrayal of your mother. That is entirely different than what we are talking about here.

How is it different?
Do you think it doesn't count?

Obviously, Pam thinks that he wasn't abused enough.

there is no need to hide away, no need to keep secrets and let them out 40 years later. That's enough time for the story to change, the imagination to really create a good story, and facts to get skewed. That is how the media and courts make a mockery of the victim. And as much as it is in the media in today's society, there is no reason to be scared, and if it is a family member who doesn't care about the feelings of a child, then screw them too. Shout it as loud as you can and save the victim now, not 40 years later.

most smart people would respond just like me, so widdle ole' you right on out of here unless you have something intelligent to converse. If you hid something for that many years, especially in today's society of social media and just plain media attention, it wouldn't have stayed hidden for that long. It it's that important then just speak up or shut up!

Hiding it away for that many years makes for a story that changes along the way. Remember the old telephone game?? Widdle ole' you need to really wake up. These people are just in this for the money and the media in it for ratings. It's defamation and slander at its wicked best. So no one should take these 20, 30, 40 year old accusations seriously, because they have been manipulated, coated, and edited for too long to be true in any form.

I see no reason not to believe him. But I wonder if that is what turned him straight...

Sarcasm font needed here.

I live in La and thanks to their good pal, piyush shtal, their coffers were enriched with a generous $850k tax cut AND a $350k per episode supplement. Can you believe this BS, as La ranks 49th spot, piyush and his spineless legislative boys, plunged our fair state into the depths of fiscal hell. BUT 'DD' kept their tax cut.

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Actually, he didn't reveal anything except some girl on the school bus was mean to him when he was six. Poor baby. I'm sure that 'older girl' (a 7 or 8 year old) was a real terror and it's all HER fault that he went on drugs. Give me a break...

I did sorta go down that thought path myself. I mean how bad could this abuse have been on the school bus, with other kids around, etc- to potentially ruin one's life ? What'd she grab his clothed crotch , or what I mean ? I (as a guy) do for some reason think abuse of girls is more psychologically harmful to them, IDK for some reason I 'expect' boys to be able to shake off an unwanted 'grope' from a girl off and not have it a defining moment of their childhoods....

Wow, what a head case.
Please don't have kids.